A brave hat for a brave heart
March 2, 2016
The hospital can be scary at any age, but for children, it can be especially daunting.
Kylie Ora Lobell
Kylie Ora Lobell is a writer for the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles, The Forward, Tablet Magazine, Aish, and Chabad.org and the author of the first children’s book for the children of Jewish converts, “Jewish Just Like You.”
Violence casts shadow on Israeli tourism
February 3, 2016
Random violence and knifings have become a daily occurrence in Israel, and as Passover approaches, the terror is leading some Jews to adjust their plans for visiting the Holy Land for the holiday — or cancel them altogether.
IKAR gets $3 million to support national rabbinic fellowships
January 13, 2016
The Jim Joseph Foundation has granted more than $3 million to IKAR for a rabbinic fellowship program that will involve a national coalition of seven spiritual communities known as the Jewish Emergent Network.
Senior living facilities: 5 topics to consider
December 30, 2015
Making the choice that an aging parent is ready for a senior living facility is not easy. Finding the right place to call their new home can be even harder.
A marathon torah lesson with Rabbi Einhorn
December 16, 2015
For Rabbi Shlomo Einhorn, teaching classes for five hours straight on Shavuot was just a warm-up. On Dec. 24, he’ll sit in front of his computer for 18 hours and teach Torah to anyone who tunes in online.
David Zucker: Leaving laughter in his wake
December 16, 2015
When David Zucker walks into an assisted living facility, he doesn’t come empty-handed.
Improving education about Israel
December 9, 2015
Hot on the heels of a report showing major gaps in American-Jewish college students’ knowledge about the State of Israel, some 250 Jewish educators, funders and other stakeholders gathered in Las Vegas for a three-day conference on Israel education.
Auction house employee is going … going … not gone
September 16, 2015
Ruth Weinberg got a secretarial job at the Abell Auction Co. in 1943. Seventy-two years later, she still goes into the office every Thursday to answer phones, work on the computer and talk to bidders from that day’s auction.
Two new school buildings help build community
August 13, 2015
Students at two Los Angeles Modern Orthodox schools — Gindi Maimonides Academy and Shalhevet High School — will soon begin their first full year in brand-new spaces.
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